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2025 edition of OFM’s PinkTober raises R1.2 million for CANSA

───   08:06 Fri, 07 Nov 2025

2025 edition of OFM’s PinkTober raises R1.2 million for CANSA | News Article
Die oorhandiging van die OFM PinkTober-veldtog aan KANSA. Foto: OFM

Central South Africans have once again opened their hearts and hands to rally behind OFM’s PinkTober campaign in aid of the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA).

Through the radio station’s Pink Pledge Thursdays and Bowling4Boobies corporate bowls evenings – presented in collaboration with Round Table Southern Africa – a remarkable R1,200,000 was raised during October.

Now in its third year, the initiative set a fundraising target of R500,000, which was surpassed by the halfway mark.

The campaign combined purpose with participation. In addition to the on-air drive – which featured interviews with experts and survivors sharing vital information on early detection, support, and compassion – OFM travelled 2,150 km to visit five cities: Bloemfontein, Vereeniging, Welkom, Hartswater, and Klerksdorp. There, enthusiastic bowling teams of local businesses and listeners rolled for a cause. A total of 168 teams and 672 players took part, enjoying 750 steaks, generously provided by Beefmaster.

The bowling evenings raised R650,000, with the remainder of the funds coming from on-air pledges by listeners, businesses, schools, and organisations that hosted their own fundraisers throughout October.

HJ Botha, CANSA representative, expressed gratitude for the campaign’s impact: “Bowling4Boobies and PinkTober, hosted by OFM and Round Table, have created a meaningful platform for CANSA to stand together in the fight against cancer. Through this collaboration, CANSA can continue to promote and support innovative and effective approaches to the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. We remain committed to addressing the high burden of cancer in South Africa through research, education, awareness, and healthcare at primary and secondary levels.”

Stephan Theunissen of Round Table Southern Africa mentions it is a privilege and an honour to be able to launch an initiative like PinkTober and Bowling4Boobies with a media partner like OFM. “These projects have given the community the opportunity to become actively involved and raise funds that make a noticeable difference in the lives of those living with cancer. We at Round Table are truly humbled and grateful for everyone’s input and participation that helped make PinkTober 2025 a great success.”

According to OFM’s sales and marketing manager, Anchen Lintvelt, they station was once again amazed by the incredible support the OFM PinkTober project received. “Not only have listeners and advertisers joined hands, but businesses, schools, and various institutions have all come together to more than double our target. PinkTober has become a project that brings a community together – one that opens people’s hearts and wallets – and makes an enormous contribution to the maintenance and service delivery of CANSA, which carries a tremendous daily responsibility to those in need. Thank you, Central South Africa – we’ll do it again next year!”

OFM extends heartfelt thanks to every donor, sponsor, and partner who made this impactful campaign possible: CANSA, Round Table in Bloemfontein, Vereeniging, Welkom, Hartswater, and Klerksdorp, Beefmaster SA, Bon Courage, KWV, and Delta Express. Without your support, this campaign would not have been possible.

For more information, contact marketing@ofm.co.za.

ENDS


Why OFM

OFM, the Sound of Your Life, is Central South Africa’s premier commercial radio station, offering a mix of music, news, and entertainment. The station celebrates 39 years in the broadcasting industry this year. OFM is part of the Central Media Group, with its head office in Bloemfontein.

The station serves the affluent SEM 7-10 economically active marketplace with a broadcast footprint across the Free State, Northern Cape, southern Gauteng, and North West. OFM is synonymous with the people of Central South Africa, and includes a full spectrum of listeners, from urban working moms and dads to corporate professionals, as well as rural communities and agricultural producers.

The station has an incredibly loyal and supportive audience. OFM enjoys one of the highest occurrences of time spent listening to the radio in South Africa. This is achieved by the station’s great music offerings – such as playing listeners their favourite songs on the Request Network and counting down Central South Africa’s 30 biggest hits on the Central SA Top 30.

OFM offers several niche features – including a dedicated agricultural programme with three additional agricultural news updates a day, as well as a dedicated business programme.

Sport is close to OFM listeners’ hearts and is what brings much of Central South Africa together. The station is a proud partner, sponsor, and supporter of the Cheetahs, Griquas and Leopards rugby team as well as the Knights, Heat and Dragons cricket team. OFM is committed to living the real good life, while at the same time helping Central South Africans to live their best lives.


OFM se PinkTober samel R1,2-miljoen in vir KANSA in 2025

Sentraal-Suid-Afrikaners het weereens hul harte en hande oopgemaak om OFM se PinkTober-veldtog ten bate van die Kankervereniging van Suid-Afrika (KANSA) te ondersteun.

Met die radiostasie se Pink Pledge Donderdae en Bowling4Boobies korporatiewe rolbalaande – aangebied in samewerking met Round Table Southern Africa – is ’n merkwaardige R1 200 000 gedurende Oktober ingesamel.

Nou in sy derde jaar, het die inisiatief ’n fondsinsamelingsteiken van R500 000 gestel, wat teen die halfpadmerk oortref is.

Die veldtog het doel met deelname gekombineer. Benewens die uitsaaiveldtog – wat onderhoude met kundiges en oorlewendes ingesluit het om belangrike inligting oor vroeë opsporing, ondersteuning en deernis te deel – het OFM 2 150 km afgelê om vyf stede te besoek: Bloemfontein, Vereeniging, Welkom, Hartswater en Klerksdorp. Daar het entoesiastiese spanne van plaaslike besighede en luisteraars vir ’n goeie saak rolbal gespeel. ’n Totaal van 168 spanne en 672 spelers het deelgeneem en 750 steaks geniet wat ruimhartig deur Beefmaster voorsien is.

Dié rolbalaande het R650 000 ingesamel, met die res van die fondse wat deur luisteraars, besighede, skole en organisasies ingesamel is, dikwels met hul eie fondsinsamelings wat hulle deur Oktober aangebied het.

HJ Botha, KANSA-verteenwoordiger, het sy dankbaarheid uitgespreek vir die veldtog se impak: “Bowling4Boobies en PinkTober, aangebied deur OFM en Round Table, het ’n betekenisvolle platform vir KANSA geskep om saam te staan in die stryd teen kanker. Deur hierdie samewerking kan KANSA voortgaan om innoverende en effektiewe benaderings tot die voorkoming, vroeë opsporing, diagnose en behandeling van kanker te bevorder en te ondersteun. Ons bly daartoe verbind om die hoë las van kanker in Suid-Afrika aan te pak deur navorsing, opvoeding, bewustheid en gesondheidsorg op primêre en sekondêre vlak.”

Stephan Theunissen van Round Table Southern Africa sê dit is ’n voorreg en ’n eer is om ’n inisiatief soos PinkTober en Bowling4Boobies met ’n mediavennoot soos OFM te kan loods. “Hierdie projekte het die gemeenskap die geleentheid gegee om aktief betrokke te raak en fondse in te samel wat ’n betekenisvolle verskil maak in die lewens van diegene wat met kanker leef. Ons by Round Table is werklik nederig en dankbaar vir almal se insette en deelname wat gehelp het om PinkTober 2025 ’n groot sukses te maak.”

Volgens OFM se verkoop- en bemarkingsbestuurder, Anchen Lintvelt, was die stasie weereens verstom deur die ongelooflike ondersteuning wat die OFM PinkTober-projek ontvang het. “Nie net het luisteraars en adverteerders hande gevat nie, maar besighede, skole en verskeie instellings het almal kragte saamgesnoer om ons teiken meer as te verdubbel. PinkTober het ’n projek geword wat ’n gemeenskap bymekaarbring – een wat mense se harte en beursies oopmaak – en ’n enorme bydrae lewer tot die instandhouding en dienslewering van KANSA, wat ’n geweldige daaglikse verantwoordelikheid teenoor diegene in nood dra. Dankie, Sentraal-Suid-Afrika – ons sal dit volgende jaar weer doen!”

OFM betuig sy hartlike dank teenoor elke skenker, borg en vennoot wat hierdie impakvolle veldtog moontlik gemaak het: KANSA, Round Table in Bloemfontein, Vereeniging, Welkom, Hartswater en Klerksdorp, Beefmaster SA, Bon Courage, KWV en Delta Express. Sonder u ondersteuning sou hierdie veldtog nie moontlik gewees het nie.

Vir meer inligting, kontak marketing@ofm.co.za.

EINDE


Waarom OFM

OFM, die Klank van Jou Lewe, is Sentraal-Suid-Afrika se voorste kommersiële radiostasie, wat ’n verskeidenheid musiek, nuus en vermaak bied. Die stasie vier vanjaar reeds 39 jaar in die uitsaaiwese. OFM is deel van die Central Media Group, met sy hoofkantoor in Bloemfontein.

Ons bedien die welvarende ekonomies aktiewe SEM 7-10-mark met ’n uitsaaigebied wat die Vrystaat, Noord-Kaap, Suid-Gauteng en Noordwes insluit. OFM is sinoniem met die mense van Sentraal-Suid-Afrika, en sluit ’n volle spektrum van luisteraars in, van stedelike werkende ouers, tot korporatiewe professionele persone, sowel as landelike gemeenskappe en landbouprodusente.

Die stasie het ’n ongelooflike lojale en ondersteunende gehoor. OFM se luisteraars bestee van die meeste tyd wat luisteraars in Suid-Afrika spandeer om radio te luister. Dit word bereik deur die stasie se gepaste musiekaanbiedinge – luisteraars kan hul gunstelingliedjies op die Request Network versoek en op Saterdae inskakel om saam Sentraal-Suid-Afrika se 30 grootste treffers op die Central SA Top 30 af te tel.

OFM bied verskeie nisprogramme aan – insluitend ’n toegewyde landbouprogram met drie bykomende landbounuusbulletins per dag, asook ’n toegewyde sakeprogram.

Sport lê OFM-luisteraars na aan die hart en dit is wat baie Sentraal-Suid-Afrikaners bymekaar bring. Die stasie is ’n trotse vennoot, borg en ondersteuner van die Cheetahs-, Griekwas- en Luiperds-rugbyspan, asook die Knights-, Heat- en Dragons-krieketspan. OFM is daartoe verbind om ’n werklik goeie lewe te lei, en terselfdertyd Sentraal-Suid-Afrikaners te help om hul beste lewens te lei.

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